What’s more, the two actors, who previously worked together both on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its David Boreanaz-fronted spin-off Angel, will be playing husband and wife on the spooktacular drama, which launches its new cycle on Friday, Sept. 23, at 9/8c. Watch for this glorious genre-gasm to come in the new season’s fifth episode, titled “Shut Up, Dr. Phil.”

“This episode is ‘Bewitched gone wrong,'” reveals showrunner Sera Gamble. “[It was] all upside for this successful man (Marsters) while he was married to the witch (Carpenter), but now that he’s pissed her off, the whole town is paying the price.”

TVLine happened to be speaking with Carpenter on Wednesday morning (to talk up her Sept. 1 Burn Notice appearance), when she shared what little she could about her Supernatural outing. “My people called me yesterday to see if I wanted to do it and I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’d love to go to Vancouver in the summer!'” she said. “It’s probably one of my all-time favorite cities.”

At the time, little did Carpenter know that the Canadian seaport would be playing host to the biggest on-screen Buffy reunion to date, or at least since her and Nicholas Brendon’s 2006 ABC Family movie, Relative Chaos.

Carpenter and Marsters will film their Supernatural appearance the week of August 22 — after the former swings by New Orleans for a cameo in Haunted High, a just-announced Syfy original movie about teens trapped in a school by the ghost of a headmaster (played by Lost‘s M.C. Gainey). Pulp film icon Danny Trejo (Machete) costars as a possible hero, while Carpenter lords over the school’s library.

“I asked the director, ‘Can I be totally unrecognizable, using make-up effects, or do I have to be a ‘hot’ librarian?’ And he was like, ‘Hot. Librarian,'” she relates with a laugh. “For once, I want to be something different!”

Carpenter was just seen pulling “double” duty this past Monday on Lifetime’s Deadly Sibling Rivalry (encoring Saturday at 9/8c), while Marsters’ most recent TV credits include Hawaii Five-0, Smallville and Caprica.

I would totally give up all the cool guest stars if I could see Dean have some other storyline than be someone else’s emotional support but be acknowledged as important in and of himself and not have his whole worth be based on how good a “soldier” or “brother” he is for Sam.

honestly, its been known by many fans for along time that sera’s prefered character is sam, while kripke’s prefered character is dean. after last season’s characterization debacles (specifically dean), and after backlash from many fans and a lead actor voicing his concerns directly to the head writers, i dont think dean will be tossed to the side in s7 (as some seem to fear). last season was also written in the noir style, which did not fit the show at all. this season they will be going back to the tried and true ‘2 hero outlaws’ style that made the show what it is. i do think we are going to see a very emotional storyline for dean, and i do think he will be back to kicking butt and taking names again. at least, thats the feeling i got after readin what cast and crew have said.

How do you get that feeling when Dean has barely been mentioned this year? Gamble maybe gave him to sentences as an afterthought. Edlund never even referenced Dean during comic con. Even by the guy who plays him admits that he has no individual arc and no spotlight or focus on his character this year?

Also if Dean was Kripke’s favorite, that’s a character that doesn’t need enemies. Kripke is the one that has called Dean a pussy and a loser. Who literally wrote him out of the big heroic climax in season 5. Who made sure that Dean was never given any importance in the show beyond being Sam’s brother. Kripke cares about Dean about as much Gamble does, which is to say, not even slightly. The only advantage with Kripke is that he is not obsessed with getting Sam shirtless at every chance.

Sera Gamble has actually written more Dean centric episodes than Sam centric ones. Jared was only shirtless once. To compare, on Vampire Diaries Ian Somerhalder is shirtless every 2 episodes. So you need to find new stuff to bash Sera. You know it’s not her fault she was born wit a vagina, and it’s no reason for people to call her a bitch, fangirl, incompetent, unable to run a show without bias etc, especially when there’s no proof of it on the actual screen. I’m sorry your favorite character isn’t adored and heroic and perfect 100% of the time, I for once like Dean because he’s imperfect. So is Sam. They’re flawed humans. Being Sam’s brother is a big part of Dean’s character. If you don’t get that you actually don’t know Dean very well at all, he grew up taking care of Sam and he’ll always worry about him if the show is to portray realistic characterization.
You may think you know Dean better than the writers but you don’t. You like an imaginary version of Dean, not the actual Dean. I’m sorry for you.

Cordy and Spike? But..but, who will be paying attention to Sam/Jared? They will take the focus off of the great and powerful Sam! Surely Gamble must have lost her mind! Maybe the episode is where both characters tell Sam how awesome and special he is, that’s got to be it. Otherwise, why would they be on the show? It’s unthinkable that any attention be taken away from Sam. It’s just not done in a Supernatural run by Gamble. So, for sure, these two will be drooling over Sam, the special snowflake.

1. As a fan of Buffy/Angel and Supernatural I am super excited that I’ll get to see these two sharing a screen. I’m sure it will be fantastic, and hopefully both their gifts for throwing out a sarcastic quip or a dozen will be used.

2. Apparently from reading the comments I’ve been doing it wrong by watching it as a fun tv show when instead it’s obviously an opportunity to get Righteously Indignant because this character gets more screen time than that character and Mom and Dad (show runners) are playing favourites. I shall stomp off to my room and throw myself onto my Princess bed and drum my fists and feet into the mattress.

People are carrrying on like they’re gonna see Spike and Cordelia visit Supernatural.Um…no.
It’s all just stunt casting to try and hide Gamble’s Epic failure as a showrunner and Collin’s pseudo firing. How CW let her get away with this is puzzling.

I read that another Whedonite will be on the show this season. Jewel Staite (Kaylee from Firefly). All hail Whedon! Oh and I love Supernatural and cannot understand the bicker fight bicker. You’re doing it wrong.

Sad to see this one good show resorting to stunt casting to try and boost ratings. First Jewel Staite, and now Charisma Carpenter and James Marsters? I guess Sera knows that she’s creatively bankrupt and can’t run this show to save her life, so she’s trying to lure people back with Whedonverse casting. Instead of focusing on writing a decent season long arc, and giving BOTH LEADS a storyline (instead of just one, which is the only one she can talk about), she resorts to stunt casting.

I really can’t believe she’s still in charge of the show, after the debacle that was season 6.

Just how stupid do these writers think we are? They demote Jensen to sidekick, write Castiel off and then think they can make up with it by desperate stunt casting hoping to bring new eyeballs. I guess they’re hoping that if Dean is shoved into the background, then these new viewers will glom onto Sam. But if they haven’t managed to sell Sam for six years despite all their efforts, it ain’t gonna happen now, with or without Dean.

Geez, I’m suddenly remembering why I stay FAR away from Supernatural fan sites. I’m a huge fan of the show since day one. I’ve seen all but one episode (my DVR decided to hate me and I’ve not caught the episode in repeats). Throughout the years I’ve flip-slopped back and forth as to who my favorite brother was, but ultimately just really enjoy watching the story.

I absolutely adore Cas and LOVE Misha. He was and always will be one of my favorite characters on the show. but am I going to stop watching because they’ve downgraded him from a series regular? No, because at the end of the day it’s still Supernatural. It’s still the show I fell in love with years ago and I will continue watching it until the day it goes off the air.

For everyone who says they’ll never watch it again because of Misha, or to those who do nothing but bi#ch about how Sam didn’t have enough screentime, or how Dean didn’t have a proper storyline, maybe it’s time for you to move on. The show is what it is. If you’re unhappy, why put yourselves through this? Find a new show and let SPN go. It’s a television show. Sam, Dean, Cas, they’re not real. They’re creations of Kripke and are now in the hands of Puppetmaster Gamble. That’s just how it is. If you can’t enjoy it as it is, then you don’t have to watch. No one is forcing you and you’re not going to change how it is by complaining and fighting with each other on tvline.com.

As for everyone saying this is stuntcasting and that Sera is jumping the shark. Really? TVLine posted a spoiler with the headline of a Buffy reunion, not Sera. I would hardly count this as a reunion anyway, seeing as Cordy and Spike rarely ever had any interaction. SPN has always had guest stars, and a lot of them come from nerdier fandoms to amuse us fans. I personally was excited to hear that two more Buffy alums would be on the show, just as I was to see Amy Acker, Julie Benz, Amber Benson and Mercedes McNab. It’ll be nice nod to fans of both shows to see them on screen together.

Anyway, I’m stepping off my pedestal now. Maybe I’ll go pop in season 1 and forget I ever wasted my time scanning through these comments.

But it’s a FACT that the character that I love is the BEST THING about this show, and it’s a FACT that the current/past show runner has a PATHOLOGICAL hatred of this character and is in LOVE with the other character thereby giving them more screen time meaning that the show is now THE WORST THING EVER! It’s also a FACT that I must spend hours of my time on a crusade to convince the world of this TRUTH that people are blind to.

So LISTEN UP everyone: a show I used to like is no longer doing the things that made me like it so I no longer watch it and you all must FEEL and THINK the way that I do otherwise you’re doing it wrong.

Now I’m off to find other articles on the internet that talk about upcoming events regarding a show I no longer enjoy and watch so that I can tell everyone in the comments section about how I don’t like or watch it. OFF AND AWAY!

OMG! You are so witty and clever. You’ve convinced me that the SPN is brilliant and every way and that that ranbows to shoot out of Sera Gambles’ ass. Thank you soooo much for helping me see the error of my ways. Thanks so much for taking time away from your obviously busy and fabulous life to come and tell people on the internet that they are wrong. I don’t know how you can make time for us here, when you’re busy doing same thing in your moderating job. It really is very, very awesome of you. But you already know that, don’t you?

NO, NO, NO! That is NOT what I was SAYING there! You deluded Gambleites and your ridiculous and irrational way you have of LIKING a show I HATE! I assume you’re one of THOSE, because liking or disliking the show’s direction is PICKING A SIDE, and you have clearly chosen the WRONG side in your liking of a show that I no longer do. I seriously have to wonder whether you have lost all sense of decency and PERSPECTIVE.

You are RIGHT though, my time is precious, so now OFF I go to fight more battles telling people who are gathered to hear news about something that they LIKE that they are WRONG to do so. Oh, and also that I’m awesome, but that didn’t need to be spelled out.

It’s a crying shame when you voice a completely valid opinion about a show that you have been a fan of since Day 1, and are suddenly beset on from all sides by people who disagree. Why does there have to be a war between the Dean fans, the Sam fans, and the Castiel fans? SUPERNATURAL has proven its worth time and time again, and it’s garnered enough good will from me that I am happy to ride it out until the end. The worst part about being a fan of this show is the other fans. Unlike any other fandom I belong to, Supernatural fans are just plain evil. They don’t just disagree with you, they have to attack your entire being, making wild assumptions, and then try to prove their intellectual superiority to you over and over again by correcting the spelling of an actor’s name. To “I see what you did there”, you are the worst kind of fanatic. You’re an embarrassment to everything that is good about this show. Go away and leave people in peace.

LOL! You’re the one calling people bitches and telling them to stop posting their, also, perfectly valid opinions. Although it does seem that you believe that only you are entitled to have an opinion and that no one must disagree with you. You do know you’re on the internet right and people are actually allowed to disagree with you? Here’s a tip. If you dish out the nastiness, it’s gonna lash back. If that upsets you, maybe you should try practicing what you preach by actually engaging in civil discussion instead of childish insults. Or maybe you should just run back to one of your samcentric little enclaves where everyone will agree with you, because you don’t seem very good with differing opinions.

Hey EZ. Thanks for chiming in. Guess reading comprehension isn’t really your forte huh? Not when you blithely ignore people who call other people bitches, tell them they can’t disagree and you go after people who call them out. Tells one of two things. You’re a Jesse sockpuppet or just remarkably stupid. Either way, your skewed view of the world suggests you also need therapy.

Skewed version of the world? They’re not the one accusing literally everyone of being sockpuppets (whatever the heck those are) or Sam fans. Because apparently that’s all that exist in your mind, and it’s your personal mission from Castiel (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) to make sure they all pay for having opinions which differ from yours. I called you a bitch because you are unnecessarily confrontational, rude, mean-spirited and spewing irrational accusations at people. Please seek psychological help. I am not a member of any of the ridiculous factions that have sprung up, I was just a fan trying to voice an opinion that the angel storyline has run it’s course. YOUR zealotry caused this. YOU are the one to blame. I’ve already wasted more of my life having this argument than I should have, since it seems to have all the effect of beating my head against a brick wall. Have a good life.

Thanks everyone! i loved all of your posts. They always remind me of how well adjusted i am.
FYI – You do realize that Dean, Sam, Cas and even Bobby are not real? They are characters on a TV show. You’ve displayed so much malice and petty anger toward each other over something that isn’t even real. Breathe everyone.

There is no Dean without Sam and there is no Sam without Dean.
John, Mary, Jessica, Bobby, Castiel etc. have all played a wonderful part in Dean & Sam’s universe (Supernatural), some have come and gone and some have come and stayed, but it is the Winchester brothers together that made all of the rest of it possible.

I agree, but I had to laugh because after reading through the comments I had forgotten that this was a casting spoiler. Supernatural fans are….intense and use just about any opportunity to scream their opinions from the mountaintop. Even if they really have nothing to do with the article in question.

Okay, I love seeing actors from Buffy pop up on this show and this news has made my day. Definitely something to look forward to next season. Yay James! I was hoping he’d appear on this show and now he is, and with Charisma to boot. On a sidenote, the comments on here are exactly why I stay away from this fandom. I’ve enjoyed the show since the first season and while my interest dropped a little over time I’ve still watched every episode, but the crazy fans are what prevent me from going to cons, writing fanfic or joining fan communities for this show.

Dean has had his time in the limelight. Sammy has had his time in the limelight. You Supernatural extremists need to chill and just enjoy all that is Sam and Dean and any cool guest stars that may add intrigue.

Wow, all this whining and fighting over characters on a TV show? They way some of you people are obsessively either defending or vilifying the characters of Sam, Dean and Cas is astounding. Good to see Bobby’s not getting “FLAYED”. It’s a TV show. Anyone feeling the need to go overboard with the comments and insults has no life and quite possibly is lacking any meaningful friendship. These actors are not your friends, nor will defending or bashing any of them change anything. It’s a terrific show with a terrific cast and, much as we may like a character or not, the show must go on and so must a new storyline. Sad to see a couple of trolls here causing you people to go bananas. IMHO, I love the show mostly for the character of Dean Winchester (yes, there is an “H” in the name) and the way Ackles delivers. My only gripe is that Sam cries too much but hey, if any of us were in real-life turmoil as these characters are, we’d cry a lot too. Just sayin’. Now, everyone play nice and either enjoy the show for what it brings or just change the da*ned channel. I’m still royally ticked off that Human Target was cancelled but life goes on.

Some people go so hard in this fandom. I have to admit I hated Sam for a while because EVERYTHING just seemed to end up being about him, but it was such a love hate thing. I still adored Sammy and just wanted him to stop being such a liar to Dean. I love then both and love their relationship. And when I say that I DONT mean wincest. I loved the cute little brotherly things they did. And the hugs and the bitch/jerk thing and the prank wars and taking playful swats at each other. The little things have been sucked out of the show. All thats left is angst. but I’m addicted to it so I keep watching anyway hoping that at will get better. If Cas stays dead in such a disappointing way I am going to be pissed, because I love him too. *sniff*…and Bobby.